Generation Citizen
The Power of Youth in Our Politics
Published on 5. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-64009-127-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Enter Generation Citizen, an organization dedicated to empowering youth through revitalizing civics education across America. Since its beginnings in 2009 during CEO and co-founder Scott Warren's senior year at Brown, Generation Citizen has grown to become one of the most pre-eminent civics education organizations in the country. Generation Citizen: The Power of Youth in Our Politics details Warren's international upbringing and political awakening alongside stories of how young people have always been the vanguard of political change. Generation Citizen is also a practical guide, providing concrete steps to jumpstart an engagement with politics. Through interviews with students and historical portraits of young people who have enacted great political change--from the Civil Rights movement to the election of Ronald Reagan to #BlackLivesMatter and the Parkland students standing up to gun violence--Generation Citizen shows that time and again, it is the young people who lead the way to change"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
528 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64009-127-6 (9781640091276)
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03/2019
Counterpoint LLC
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Person
Scott Warren is the cofounder and chief executive officer of Generation Citizen. He has been named an Echoing Green Fellow, a Draper Richards Kaplan Fellow, and a Forbes 30 under 30 for Social Entrepreneurship. He has also been a social entrepreneur in residence at Brown University, and a social entrepreneur in residence at Tufts University. He is currently a democracy fellow at Brown University. Visit www.GenerationCitizen.org.
Content
Part 1: Making the Decision to Live a Political Life
Chapter 1 - A New Politics: Is Democracy a Dirty Word?
Chapter 2 - Democracy is Us: Unpacking "We the People"
Chapter 3 - Generation Citizen
Chapter 4 - A Framework for Change: The Advocacy Hourglass
Part 2: Setting Off on the Journey
Chapter 5 - The (Real) Political Journey: Getting Past the BS
Chapter 6 - Observing Elections in Kenya: My Political Awakening
Chapter 7 - Choosing an Issue: Getting Angry, and Getting Passionate
Chapter 8 - Developing Expertise: Inequality is Not Destiny
Chapter 9 - The Power of Story: Changing Hearts and Minds Through Narrative
Chapter 10 - Travelling Farther Together: Tracing Teams In Lowell
Chapter 11 - Unleashing our Action: Becoming Powerful
Chapter 12 - Stay Strong: Remaining Resilient when the Going Gets Tough
Part 3: Continuing the Journey
Chapter 13 - What Happens When We Don't Agree?: Working (or Attempting to Work) Through our Differences
Part 4: A New Movement
Chapter 15 - A Global Democratic Movement: Learning from the Rest of the World
Chapter 16 - Elevating Youth Voice in Our Current Moment: Ensuring All Young People Become Powerful
Chapter 15: A Manifesto for a New Democracy: Living our Full Political Lives
Chapter 1 - A New Politics: Is Democracy a Dirty Word?
Chapter 2 - Democracy is Us: Unpacking "We the People"
Chapter 3 - Generation Citizen
Chapter 4 - A Framework for Change: The Advocacy Hourglass
Part 2: Setting Off on the Journey
Chapter 5 - The (Real) Political Journey: Getting Past the BS
Chapter 6 - Observing Elections in Kenya: My Political Awakening
Chapter 7 - Choosing an Issue: Getting Angry, and Getting Passionate
Chapter 8 - Developing Expertise: Inequality is Not Destiny
Chapter 9 - The Power of Story: Changing Hearts and Minds Through Narrative
Chapter 10 - Travelling Farther Together: Tracing Teams In Lowell
Chapter 11 - Unleashing our Action: Becoming Powerful
Chapter 12 - Stay Strong: Remaining Resilient when the Going Gets Tough
Part 3: Continuing the Journey
Chapter 13 - What Happens When We Don't Agree?: Working (or Attempting to Work) Through our Differences
Part 4: A New Movement
Chapter 15 - A Global Democratic Movement: Learning from the Rest of the World
Chapter 16 - Elevating Youth Voice in Our Current Moment: Ensuring All Young People Become Powerful
Chapter 15: A Manifesto for a New Democracy: Living our Full Political Lives